It is an eviction that continues to be talked about. After saving Olympique Lyonnais from relegation last season, even managing to qualify the Gones for the Europa League, Pierre Sage was landed by John Textor on February 27. The 45-year-old French coach, replaced by the Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, did not resist the bad start of the year of the Rhodanians, eliminated in particular in the Coupe de France by the Matters of Bourgoin-Jallieu.
This dismissal was not very well experienced by many Lyon supporters. For many, Pierre Sage would have deserved to continue his adventure. This is also the opinion of the former OL striker, Bafétimbi Gomis.
Gomis: “He would have deserved more credit”
“” I saw him coming. A coach who does not have the expected results in a club like Lyon is always exposed to this kind of decision. It was not a surprise. Afterwards, he deserved more credit. I believe that Lyon wanted to seize his luck with Paulo Fonseca who was free, and who had done good results in Ligue 1 and elsewhere. It was an opportunity they wanted to seize “Said the consultant for Dazn during an interview with Top transfer window.
Despite everything, Bafétimbi Gomis believes in the success of Pierre Sage's successor. “” How far can Paulo Fonseca lead this OL? The future will tell us, he retorted. It is true that, against Paris, the walk was high. But we see in animation, in the pressing and the counter-pressing that the team adheres to their ideas. He brought his added value. “Since his arrival in the capital of Gaul, Fonseca has seen his team bowed against OM and PSG, and winning against Reims and Montpellier.
